Vinegar pie

On Sun 19 Feb 2006 10:40:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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I see two VERY different recipes for Vinegar pie; one with 2 T vinegar
& 1
cup of sugar, 2 eggs
at
http://www.carolina-country-cooking.com/vinegar-pie.html

the other one at FNW Sweet Dream recipe - Retro American Recipes with
1-1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup balsamic. 6 large egg yolks plus 3 large
eggs
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_23993,00.
html

and yet another simple one at
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1737,146175-250199,00.html

I don't believe I've tasted a vinegar pie. Wondering that this is
probably a deep south recipe --

Vinegar pie was certainly very common in the South. I believe its origins
were based on the scarcity of lemons, as many of the recipes call for lemon
extract in addition to the vinegar.

I can't imagine using balsamic vinegar in this pie, at least it would not
be typical. Another pie altogether? Cider vinegar offers a depth of
flavor that distilled vinegar does not.

The first recipe doesn't have enough vinegar in it. The third one isn't
bad, but I think this one is better:

http://tinyurl.com/pojry

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On Sun 19 Feb 2006 10:40:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

Quoted message said:

I see two VERY different recipes for Vinegar pie; one with 2 T vinegar
& 1
cup of sugar, 2 eggs
at
http://www.carolina-country-cooking.com/vinegar-pie.html

the other one at FNW Sweet Dream recipe - Retro American Recipes with
1-1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup balsamic. 6 large egg yolks plus 3 large
eggs
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_23993,00.
html

and yet another simple one at
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1737,146175-250199,00.html

I don't believe I've tasted a vinegar pie. Wondering that this is
probably a deep south recipe --

Vinegar pie was certainly very common in the South. I believe its origins
were based on the scarcity of lemons, as many of the recipes call for
lemon
extract in addition to the vinegar.

I can't imagine using balsamic vinegar in this pie, at least it would not
be typical. Another pie altogether? Cider vinegar offers a depth of
flavor that distilled vinegar does not.

The first recipe doesn't have enough vinegar in it. The third one isn't
bad, but I think this one is better:

http://tinyurl.com/pojry

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o

Thanks, Wayne. I'm going to watch the Sweet Dreams "Retro American Recipes"
tomorrow and see what they say about the balsamic pie.
Thanks for the recipe in case I get a hankerin', I'll know what to waste my
time on.
No pie-baker, me,
Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

I don't believe I've tasted a vinegar pie. Wondering that this is
probably
a deep south recipe --

Dee Dee

I was born and raised in northwestern Kentucky, not DEEP south, but south.
My grandmother used to make vinegar pie on occasion. She never heard of
balsamic vinegar, much less used it; the only vinegars she ever had on hand
and used were white and cider. I imagine cider vinegar would have been
used, when available

She made a number of unusual, but delicious pies; in addition to vinegar, I
remember buttermilk, mock pecan and green tomato pies.

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I was born and raised in northwestern Kentucky, not DEEP south, but south.
My grandmother used to make vinegar pie on occasion. She never heard of
balsamic vinegar, much less used it; the only vinegars she ever had on hand
and used were white and cider. I imagine cider vinegar would have been
used, when available

She made a number of unusual, but delicious pies; in addition to vinegar, I
remember buttermilk, mock pecan and green tomato pies.

I'm a Hoosier, from Kentuckian stock. My mom never heard of balsamic,
either... neither did I until the FoodTV network <g>, But she whipped
up some fantastic vinegar pies while I was growing up. Green tomato,
too, and "snow pie" (don't recall what was in it; believe it was named
for the pure white color.
My favorite was always her nearly black chocolate pie, with meringue.
She cooked it 'til it was stiff, not pudding-like, and I loved it.
Another, which I didn't get often, was her mock mince-meat. No idea
what went into it, but it did taste like mince meat.

Scrooge

L said:

I was born and raised in northwestern Kentucky, not DEEP south, but south.
My grandmother used to make vinegar pie on occasion. She never heard of
balsamic vinegar, much less used it; the only vinegars she ever had on hand
and used were white and cider. I imagine cider vinegar would have been
used, when available

She made a number of unusual, but delicious pies; in addition to vinegar, I
remember buttermilk, mock pecan and green tomato pies.

What part of Kentucky are you from? I'm from Louisville and my mom
grew up in Hardinsburg.

djs0302 said:

L said:

I was born and raised in northwestern Kentucky, not DEEP south, but
south.
My grandmother used to make vinegar pie on occasion. She never heard of
balsamic vinegar, much less used it; the only vinegars she ever had on
hand
and used were white and cider. I imagine cider vinegar would have been
used, when available

She made a number of unusual, but delicious pies; in addition to
vinegar, I
remember buttermilk, mock pecan and green tomato pies.

What part of Kentucky are you from? I'm from Louisville and my mom
grew up in Hardinsburg.

Henderson; it's just across the river from Evansville Indiana.

I've lived in St. Louis since '59; but, still have to import my BBQ. Nobody
in STL ever heard of BBQ mutton and you can't find a vinegar-based BBQ
sauce/dip, just ketchup with brown sugar in it.

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L said:

Henderson; it's just across the river from Evansville Indiana.

I've lived in St. Louis since '59; but, still have to import my BBQ. Nobody
in STL ever heard of BBQ mutton and you can't find a vinegar-based BBQ
sauce/dip, just ketchup with brown sugar in it.

I had a neighbor whose sister and brother law lived in Henderson.
Their last name is Thornton.

djs0302 said:

L said:

Henderson; it's just across the river from Evansville Indiana.

I've lived in St. Louis since '59; but, still have to import my BBQ.
Nobody
in STL ever heard of BBQ mutton and you can't find a vinegar-based BBQ
sauce/dip, just ketchup with brown sugar in it.

I had a neighbor whose sister and brother law lived in Henderson.
Their last name is Thornton.

I've been living in STL too many years to know anyone in Henderson, other
than my sister and brother-in-law.

Can you believe it; I've been having my sister smuggle BBQ mutton across
state lines for almost 40 years.

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